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The taped banana - now perhaps one of the most expensive fruits ever sold - was actually bought earlier in the day for a mere $0.35, according to the New York Times.

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[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 21 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I too have a nearly perfect replica of this piece. I'm selling each piece, which is part of an extremely limited run of 1000 pieces in total produced this week on demand, signed and sealed in a Tupperware container for freshness, for $2,990 each, worldwide shipping is just another $299.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago

I'd be willing to sell it for $299 with $29 shipping, what a steal!

[–] Diddlydee 86 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 24 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

For real. If I really wanted the "art" I wouldn't have to spend more than $15. $5 for a roll of duct tape, $10 for a banana.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 3 points 4 hours ago

I see what you did there

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Yo I was about to comment this.

Like literally.

How do you transfer a huge amount of money.

Just get the receipient to create "art"

Instruct receipient to sell "art" for the amount of money

Voila, legal money laundering!

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 11 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Yeah, it's the first thing I thought. Everybody else sees it too, right? This is well past dadaism.

...but wasn't this the case all along in the art market, except for institutional buyers?

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I don't understand how buying art with 6.2 m in cash is not going to be suspicious though?

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago

Because you “can’t put a price on art”. Assuming there’s a sales tax or something for the sale, it’s pretty much a legit sale.

[–] Chessmasterrex@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

It's really just one of a limited number of licenses which allows the owner of the license to showcase the work and legally regard it as an official work from the artist who first came up with the idea. Anyone can tape a banana to a wall, but only a few can do so and say that it's an 'original'.

[–] Mojave@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
  • who gives a shit if it's original or derivative
  • Tape a different fruit and it's now a new original
[–] huginn@feddit.it 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Do this as an institution you'll get nuked in court.

Do this as an individual nobody will pay to see it.

The more you complain the more it's worth.

People pay money to see it because it's controversial.

That's why it's art.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

That's why I consider AI art actually art.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know if I can trust the license. Any way to make it burn a ton of electricity to function?

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago

We'll do I have a bridge to sell you!

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 27 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I might be splitting hairs, but it’s appeal.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

It's a pun. A peel, like the skin on a banana.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

As was mine, albeit a poor one.

Splitting as in banana split.

[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Well it seems the puns come in bunches.

[–] 2deck@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 hours ago

Is the banana for scale?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You cannot stop idiots from being stupid.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 14 points 11 hours ago

Actually we are the idiots, because we just let them launder money

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 hours ago

The rich need more money laundering vehicles.